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DJ Smokey, the Mumbai Artist Bringing Indian Roots Into Contemporary Electronic Music
Some music is hard to place. A drum break pushes forward at speed. Underneath it, a trained classical voice or the grain of a traditional instrument holds the ground. It doesn't sound like a collision. It sounds like two languages working out a shared grammar. That space between worlds is where DJ Smokey works. She is a Mumbai-based DJ, music producer, electronic live artist and educator, and her official website describes more than 15 years in the music industry. Her sound


5 Digital Creators to Know for Your Next Brand Campaign
A digital creator today is not simply someone who posts on social media. Creators build recognizable content worlds around their interests, experiences, personalities and ways of communicating. For brands, that creates an opportunity that traditional advertising often cannot replicate: placing a product or message inside content that already has a context, a voice and an established relationship with its audience. That is why choosing a creator for a brand campaign should go


10 Talents to Book with DHE Studio for Events & Brands
INTRODUCTION Talent no longer means only film stars and chart-toppers. A stand-up comedian with a touring show, a producer who shapes the sound of a record, or a parenting creator who speaks to one very specific audience can move a campaign as effectively as a familiar celebrity face. What matters is fit: the right voice, in the right format, for the right crowd. That shift has changed how brands and event teams approach talent booking. They are looking past name recognition


DJ NYK and the Sound of Bollywood After Dark
There is a particular skill in making a familiar song feel new again. For DJ NYK — Nikhil Sahni — that idea has been central to his work for more than two decades. His career has moved between DJing, music production, Bollywood remixes, radio, visual performance, education and independent music, but the thread connecting it all has remained the same: finding new ways to make people experience music. What began with music-making and DJing eventually developed into one of the


Barse by Emcee Agranshu & Vidyanshi Rajwadha: A New Musical Collaboration
Music often becomes interesting when different artistic voices meet. “Barse,” a 2026 release by Emcee Agranshu and Vidyanshi Rajwadha, brings two distinct performers together on the same track, creating a collaboration that places both artists at the centre of the release. Released in August 2026, Barse is officially credited to Emcee Agranshu and Vidyanshi Rajwadha across major music platforms. An Extended Mix of the track is also available, giving listeners another version


Vibhoutee Sharma : From Pune Pageants to Bollywood Films and Web Series
Few screen careers begin with a human-resources degree. Vibhoutee Sharma 's did. Before she appeared in Tiger Zinda Hai, the Yash Raj action film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, she had completed an MBA in Pune, won a pageant title there and started appearing in television commercials. What followed was not a straight climb from one format to the next. Her documented work moves sideways as often as upward: web series, studio films, a horror drama in which she plays t


Ishaan Sharma From Theatre to the Screen
In a screen industry where an actor is often introduced through numbers, Ishaan Sharma offers a different starting point the work itself. Mumbai-based and trained in theatre, Ishaan has been developing his acting craft through stage performance before moving further into television and feature-film work. His approach is rooted in performance — emotional depth, physical presence and the ability to inhabit a character rather than simply appear in a frame. His screen journey i


Joel Dsouza: Finding the Funny in the Unexpected
Joel Dsouza builds his comedy around small, awkward, everyday moments — losing a hall ticket before an exam, strange family gifts, a mind that never switches off. Based in Mumbai, he first reached a national audience on Comicstaan Season 2, and has since built a body of work spanning live comedy, YouTube specials, TV writing, and even competitive online chess. Joel Dsouza — At a Glance Joel is a Mumbai-based stand-up comedian, writer, and performer, active since 2019. He appe


Bigg Boss 20: Inside the 20th-Anniversary Season That Has All of India Talking
A stranger house, a bigger cast, and Salman Khan back at the helm — here's everything you need to know about the biggest reality show event of 2026. If you have never watched Bigg Boss before, here is the simplest way to explain it: a group of well-known people move into one house together. They have no phones, no mirrors for vanity, and no privacy — every moment is filmed. Each week, the public votes someone out. It is India's version of Big Brother, and it has been running
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